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YWCA METROPOLITAN PHOENIX
GLENDALE, AZ · EIN 860098936 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.ywcaaz.org
revenue
$2.3M
expenses
$2.0M
net assets
$4.0M
employees
40
volunteers
119
program ratio
76%
mission · from form 990

DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

profile · synthesized from sources

YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix is an operational nonprofit that delivers programs focused on racial justice, women's empowerment, and dignity for all. They provide home-delivered meals and senior centers for older adults, financial literacy education, and advocate for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. The organization primarily serves Maricopa County, Arizona.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $255K
    EQUITY PROGRAMS:PROVIDING LEARNING SESSIONS, EVENTS, AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. YWCA PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CONVENE CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE AND GENDER EQUALITY FOR ANYONE, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE JOURNEY, TO LEARN TOGETHER. EQUITY IN STEAM INITIATIVE (ESI):A GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED THROUGH A LENS OF RACE AND GENDER TO SUPPORT NEW/CONTINUING PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS TO CONSIDER STEAM CAREERS. IN ADDITION TO THE GRANT FUNDING, EACH GRANTEE PARTICIPATES IN THE YWCA EQUITY LEADERSHIP LEARNING SERIES. THIS SERIES INCLUDES FOUR EQUITY WORKSHOPS THAT ALLOWS THE GRANTEES TO EXPLORE TANGIBLE WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN EMBED SOCIAL EQUITY INTO THEIR STEAM WORK. SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVE:YWCA IS BUILDING HEALTHY RESILIENT COMMUNITIES BY EXAMINING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RACE/GENDER DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 18-24.
  2. #2 $202K
    PROSPERITY PROGRAM EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE BY OFFERING CULTURALLY RELEVANT WORKSHOPS WITH PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON TOOLS. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES BUDGETING, BUILDING CREDIT, BANKING RELATIONSHIPS, SAVINGS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL TOOLS. THE PROGRAM IS TAUGHT BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEER FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION TO INTRODUCTORY COURSES, YWCA ALSO CONDUCTS ADVANCED COURSES ON HOMEOWNERSHIP, INSURANCE, AND WAGE NEGOTIATION.
named programs · 7 · from sources

what they call their work

Community Centers
Provides nutritious meals, social activities, and companionship for seniors and adults with disabilities at various locations in Glendale.
Home Delivered Meals
Partnership with Meals on Wheels to deliver nutritious meals, provide companionship, and conduct safety checks for seniors in Glendale.
Native Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) Opportunities
Provides training and work opportunities for older adults who have exited the workforce, helping them get involved in their communities and learn new trades.
Own It! Financial Literacy Classes
Offers courses and coaching on financial empowerment to women and families to help them achieve financial stability.
We Feed Four Feet
Acquires and distributes pet food to low-income seniors with pets to ensure their companions are fed.
Week Without Violence
An annual event in October to raise awareness and advocate for resources for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, focusing on gender-based violence in digital and physical spaces.
Women's Empowerment Lecture Series
Provides educational and motivational content to empower women.
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Senior Meal Delivery and Congregate Dining 7 activities
    • Senior Nutrition Programs
      Operates a comprehensive senior nutrition program in Glendale, providing both home-delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) to homebound individuals and congregate meals at community centers. This includes the "We Feed Four Feet" program, which distributes pet food to seniors with pets.
    • Senior Nutrition Programs
      Operates a Meals on Wheels program delivering meals to homebound seniors in Glendale and offers group meals at four locations, including a senior community center in Glendale. This includes a fee-based Care Meals Program and a program to provide pet food to seniors with pets.
    • Senior Nutrition Programs
      Operates a Meals on Wheels program delivering meals to homebound seniors in Glendale and offers group meals at four locations, including a senior community center in Glendale. This includes the "We Feed Four Feet" program providing pet food to seniors with pets.
    • Senior Social Engagement and Support
      Operates a Senior Center in Glendale providing presentations and social engagement opportunities for older adults, including activities like sing-a-longs and "Name that Tune." The organization also connects volunteers with homebound older adults for weekly phone calls to foster community.
    • Senior Social Engagement and Support
      Hosts social engagement activities for seniors at the West Valley Center and a Senior Center in Glendale, including sing-a-longs, Name that Tune, presentations, and connecting volunteers with homebound older adults for weekly phone calls.
    • Senior Social Engagement and Support
      Hosts social engagement activities for seniors at the West Valley Center and a Senior Center, providing presentations and opportunities for older adults. Connects volunteers with homebound older adults for weekly phone calls to foster community.
    • Senior Social Engagement and Support
      Operates a Senior Center in Glendale that provides presentations, social engagement activities (e.g., sing-a-longs, Name that Tune), and connects volunteers with homebound older adults for weekly phone calls to foster community and conversation.
  • Community Market Operations 4 activities
    • Community Market and Self-Defense Workshops
      Hosts a Community Market event at its Glendale location and organizes self-defense and empowerment workshops in partnership with other organizations to teach realistic self-defense techniques and raise awareness for domestic violence.
    • Community Markets and Learning Sessions
      Hosts a Community Market event at its Glendale location and offers learning sessions in civic engagement and advocacy, wellbeing, and economic empowerment.
    • Community Markets and Resource Distribution
      Hosts a Community Market event at its Glendale location and previously operated a Nutrition Project in Glendale to serve poor and malnourished citizens.
    • Community Markets and Workshops
      Hosts a Community Market event at its Glendale location and offers learning sessions and workshops in civic engagement, advocacy, wellbeing, and self-defense, sometimes in partnership with other organizations.
  • Youth Financial Literacy Education 4 activities
    • Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment
      Offers "Own It!" financial literacy courses and workshops to improve financial stability, covering topics such as saving, budgeting, credit, debt, insurance, and homeownership. This includes financial coaching and wage and negotiations workshops, available to the public and participants of partner organizations.
    • Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment
      Offers "Own It!" financial courses and workshops to improve financial literacy and stability, including financial coaching, wage and negotiations workshops, and financial education workshops for women covering topics like saving, budgeting, credit, debt, insurance, and homeownership. These courses are offered to the public and through partner organizations.
    • Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment
      Provides financial literacy courses, including "Own It!", and financial coaching to improve financial stability. Offers free economic empowerment courses and workshops on topics such as saving, budgeting, credit, debt, insurance, and homeownership, specifically for women.
    • Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment Programs
      Offers "Own It!" financial courses and workshops to improve financial literacy and stability, including financial coaching, wage and negotiations workshops, and financial education workshops for women covering topics like saving, budgeting, credit, debt, insurance, and homeownership. These courses are offered to the public and to participants of partner organizations.
  • Targeted Mental Health Support for High-Risk Occupations 4 activities
    • Mental Wellness Community Events
      Hosts community events focused on mental wellness, including sessions in Spanish, and topics such as identifying personal values, self-compassion, self-care, and understanding boundaries. They also offer experiences in partnership with local organizations to increase mind-body-soul health.
    • Mental Wellness Community Events
      Hosts community events focused on mental wellness, including sessions in Spanish, and topics such as identifying personal values, self-compassion, self-care, and understanding boundaries.
    • Mental Wellness Community Events
      Hosts community events focused on mental wellness, including sessions in Spanish, events on identifying personal values, self-compassion, self-care, and understanding boundaries, often in partnership with local organizations.
    • Mental Wellness and Wellbeing Programs
      Hosts community events and offers learning sessions focused on mental wellness, including topics such as identifying personal values, self-compassion, self-care, understanding boundaries, and overall mind-body-soul health. Some events are offered in Spanish.
  • Violence Prevention Awareness & Advocacy 3 activities
    • Advocacy Against Gender-Based Violence
      Organizes an annual "Week Without Violence" to raise awareness and advocate for resources for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Engages in social media campaigns and hosts international town halls to discuss responses to gender-based violence.
    • Advocacy Against Gender-Based Violence
      Organizes an annual "Week Without Violence" in October to raise awareness and advocate for resources for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. This includes encouraging social media engagement and hosting international town halls to discuss responses to gender-based violence.
    • Advocacy and Awareness for Gender-Based Violence
      Organizes an annual "Week Without Violence" in October as part of a global movement to end violence against women and girls. This includes raising awareness, advocating for resources for survivors, encouraging social media engagement, and hosting international town halls to discuss responses to gender-based violence.
  • Employment Readiness for Vulnerable Adults 2 activities
    • Capacity Building for Older Adults
      Provides training and work opportunities for older adults who have exited the workforce through partnerships like the Native Indian Council on Aging (NICOA).
    • Capacity Building for Older Adults
      Provides training and work opportunities for older adults who have exited the workforce through partnerships like the Native Indian Council on Aging (NICOA).
  • Youth Civic Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Historical Direct Services (Discarded)
      These activities represent historical direct services that are not clearly indicated as ongoing programs in the provided evidence. They are included for historical context but not as current core activities.
  • Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programs 1 activity
    • Self-Defense and Empowerment Workshops
      Organizes self-defense and empowerment workshops in partnership with other organizations to teach realistic self-defense techniques and life skills, while also raising awareness for domestic violence.
  • Transitional Housing for Recovery 1 activity
    • Transitional Housing for Women and Children
      Opened and operated Haven House, which was the first transitional housing facility in Arizona for homeless women and their children.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$2.33M
Contributions & grants$2.31M99%
Program service revenue$11K0%
Investment income$59K3%
Other revenue$-46K
expenses
Total expenses$2.04M
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$1.15M
Grants paid out$51K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.10M
Cash$1.23M
Investments$1.94M
Liabilities$114K
Net assets$3.99M
Liquid reserves18.6 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -11.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DEBRA S ESPARZA CEO 40 $104K
board members · 12
  • CAROLINE VANINGEN DUNN — TREASURER
  • DIANA GREGORY — DIRECTOR
  • GISELLE LEYVA-CORELLA — DIRECTOR
  • JOYCE MEDINA HARPER — DIRECTOR
  • KARA WILLIAMS — DIRECTOR
  • LAURA SCHIESL VEGA — CHAIR ELECT (THRU 12/2021)
  • MARIA CRIMI SPETH — CHAIR
  • MARIA HARPER-MARINICK — DIRECTOR
  • PAULA HILL — CHAIR (THRU 7/2021)
  • ROXANNE WINGATE — SECRETARY
  • TARA NKRUMAH — DIRECTOR
  • TINA BROWN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 29

who they work with

  • A New Leaf Partner — Listed as a community partner providing assistance in areas like domestic violence, housing, family support, and health & wellness.
  • A Permanent Voice Partner — Promoted A Permanent Voice's Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Awareness Walk and Celebration.
  • ASU Extension Service Partner — Collaborated with YWCA on the 1964 Nutrition Project in Glendale.
  • AZ Coalition to end sexual and domestic violence Partner — Listed as a community partner that amplifies awareness of sexual and domestic violence and supports organizations in providing trauma-informed services.
  • Area Agency on Aging Government — Provided support for the 1976 Senior Nutrition Program in Glendale.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Dr. Tara Nkrumah, a Board Member, is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. Kelly Chung Mukherjee, another Board Member, is the Director of Technical Program Management, Broadband & Digital Inclusion at Arizona State University.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Encourages participation in Arizona State University's "Wear Purple Day" to raise domestic violence awareness.
  • Arizona Women’s Political Caucus Partner — Partnered with YWCA in 2010 to create advocacy events titled “Begin the Conversation – Where We Have Been, And Where We Are Going”.
  • Bell Bank Partner — Giselle Leyva Corella, Co-Chair of the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Board of Directors, is the VP/Commercial Portfolio Manager at Bell Bank.
  • Bureau of Nutrition Partner — Collaborated with YWCA on the 1964 Nutrition Project in Glendale.
  • Cece’s Hope Center Partner — Listed as a community partner dedicated to supporting young women who have endured or are at-risk of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  • Everytown Partner — Promoted Everytown's virtual event on the intersection of gun violence and domestic violence.
  • KBX PHX Fitness Kickboxing Partner — Partnered with KBX PHX Fitness Kickboxing to host a self-defense and empowerment workshop.
  • Madison Street Veterans Association Partner — Moved into the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix facility in 2010 as a Phoenix veterans’ homeless shelter.
  • Maggie’s Place Partner — Listed as a community partner committed to serving mothers experiencing homelessness during pregnancy and baby's first year.
  • Meals on Wheels Partner — Partners with Meals on Wheels to deliver nutritious meals and provide companionship to seniors.
  • Meals on Wheels America Network — YWCA joined as a member in 2013 to increase participation in home-delivered meals service.
  • Midwestern University Partner — Victoria B. Franks, a Board Member, is the Vice President of Multicultural Affairs and Community Outreach at Midwestern University.
  • Native Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) Partner — Provides training and work opportunities for older adults through NICOA.
  • Paint Phoenix Purple Partner — Partnered with Paint Phoenix Purple for a self-defense and empowerment workshop and promoted their Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Awareness Walk.
  • Public Health Department Partner — Collaborated with YWCA on the 1964 Nutrition Project in Glendale through nurse participation.
  • St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Partner — Bianca Vargas, Secretary of the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Board of Directors, is a Staff Accountant at St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.
  • The Arizona Pet Project Partner — Leanna Taylor, Co-Chair of the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Board of Directors, is the Chief Executive Officer of The Arizona Pet Project.
  • UMOM New Day Centers Partner — Collaborated with YWCA in 2008 to transfer Haven House.
  • World YWCA Network — Participates in a global movement with World YWCA to end violence against women and girls.
  • YW-Women Network — Participates in Y-Women, a national YW program that supports women's development and engagement.
  • YWCA Canada Partner — Collaborated with YWCA Canada and YWCA USA on an International Town Hall about gender-based violence.
  • YWCA USA Network — Collaborates with YWCA USA on themes and initiatives for the Week Without Violence.
  • YWCA USA Partner — Collaborates on national initiatives for racial justice and women's empowerment.